>>reporter: transplant team at johns hopkins no, sir maryland seen here in the operating room connected bone blood vessel muscle tendon nerves and skin. surgery the most complicated and extensive perform in the u.s. ever. and the first words he uttered to doctors afterward. >> i was happy that surgery was over and i had arms. yes i love you was the first thing i said. >> today he still does not have full range of motion but we watched him wheel himself in to talk to reporters. scratch the face. touch his hair. >> lake i went back 4 years and i'm me again. >> now he's sharing that positive attitude with other amputee. >> not give up hope. a lot of people who will say you captain do something. just be stubborn do it any way. >> the doctors say the nerve ins his arms and hands regenerate one inch per month. they say that means it will take between 2 to three years before he can fully use the new limb. diana abc news new york. >> car sharing service extremely popular in san francisco is rolling out new wheels to give disable customers a lift. city car share adding three-wheel chair accessib